Office Support Specialist Career Pathway Certificate

Less-Than-One-Year Certificate of Completion

The Office Support Specialist Career Pathway Certificate (23 credits) allows students to gain the knowledge, attitudes, and office skills needed for employment in entry-level administrative assistant/office support specialist roles. Students completing this certificate gain a competitive advantage when applying for positions in a wide variety of settings including small businesses, schools and government agencies.

For students who plan to continue their education, credits earned transfer to the Administrative Office Professional Certificate  and the Administrative Office Professional Associate of Applied Science  degree. This alignment allows students to build on program completion while pursuing additional educational goals.

Core outcomes include the ability to:

• Use business software applications to create a variety of business documents.
• Apply critical thinking and technology skills to solve a business problem.
• Use software to set up and manage meetings, events, and complete travel arrangements.
• Design effective presentations.
• Receive, interpret and follow both written and verbal instructions in a simulated office environment.
• Use communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills for internal and external customer support.

It is recommended that students complete MTH 020  or place into MTH 070  to be most successful in this certificate.